Availability of painkillers at all-time high
Availability of painkillers at all-time high
Filed under: withdrawal symptoms of crystal meth
Trailing only crystal meth, prescription drugs are now the agency's second-largest focus in the LA area, she said. America's current love affair with pain pills, prescribed or otherwise, is well-documented. In 2010, there were 131.2 million …… Continue reading
Study: More young jail inmates using prescription painkillers
Study: More young jail inmates using prescription painkillers
Filed under: meth amphetamine abuse
The youngest men booked into the Hennepin County Jail are increasingly testing positive for prescription painkillers, while there's a drop in cocaine and methamphetamine use, according to a new federal study. This year's study by the Arrestee… Continue reading
Overdose deaths climb as painkillers, heroin pour into Ohio market
Overdose deaths climb as painkillers, heroin pour into Ohio market
As the more potent painkillers have flooded the market — making them easier for some suburban teens to score than beer — demand for purer heroin has also boomed, causing drug poisoning deaths to swell by more than 350 percent… Continue reading
Painkillers crisis in Ky.
Painkillers crisis in Ky.
Prescription drug abuse is killing Kentuckians at record levels, with deaths more than doubling in the past decade to nearly 1,000 a year. Meanwhile, the money to fight the epidemic is drying up.
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Painkillers run amok in Scioto County
Painkillers run amok in Scioto County
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio – Nearly 1 in 10 babies was born addicted to drugs last year in Scioto County. Admissions for prescription painkiller overdoses were five times the national average. In a rare step, the health commissioner declared a public-health emergency, something usually reserved for… Continue reading
Colorado man get probation for stealing monks’ painkillers from monastery
Colorado man get probation for stealing monks’ painkillers from monastery
ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — A Carbondale man has been sentenced to probation and community service for stealing painkillers from monks at an Old Snowmass monastery.
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Third of community orders breached
Around a third of community… Continue reading